Administrative files, 1962-1968.

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Administrative files, 1962-1968.

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The subseries consists of administrative files of the Congress of Racial Equality's (CORE) Organization Dept. from 1962-1968. The files include correspondence, memoranda to field staff, chapter mailing lists, and printed material pertaining to local CORE chapters. Materials document activities of the Dept., particularly efforts to combat employment discrimination. The files include the correspondence of Robert Brookins Gore, Herbert Callender, James T. McClain, and Floyd McKissick.

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McKissick, Floyd B. (Floyd Bixler), 1922-1991

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Floyd B. McKissick (1922-1991) was born in Asheville, N.C. He was an attorney, businessman, and civil rights leader. McKissick married Evelyn Williams, with whom he had four children: Joycelyn; Andree; Floyd, Jr.; and Charmaine. From the description of Floyd B. McKissick papers, 1940s-1980s. WorldCat record id: 39668375 Floyd B. McKissick (1922-1991), the son of Ernest Boyce and Magnolia Thompson McKissick, was born in Asheville, N.C., on 9 March 1922. He earned...

Gore, Robert Brookins.

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Callender, Herbert.

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Congress of Racial Equality. Organization Dept.

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In 1942, the Fellowship of Reconciliation developed an interracial civil rights organization committed to nonviolent direct action and adopted the name Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). CORE established chapters in northern and western states throughout the 1940s, focusing primarily on desegregation of public facilities. During the 1950s, CORE groups formed in the southern and border states with primarily Black membership. By 1966, CORE's official policy shifted to Black power and...

McClain, James T.

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